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Exposing the nexus of environmental crime – where the illegal wildlife and timber trades intersect
FromWhat on Earth?
Exposing the nexus of environmental crime – where the illegal wildlife and timber trades intersect
FromWhat on Earth?
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
James Toone, a Senior Campaigner who works across our Wildlife and Forests projects, talks about how timber and wildlife crimes actually have much in common.
To tackle environmental criminals more effectively, it’s important to know how they operate and new EIA research has shown major crossovers between wildlife and forest crime.
Our campaigners have conducted a major review of the extensive data gathered in the field and via research to examine the relationship between the different crime streams, with their findings highlighted in the new report Double Impact: The nexus where wildlife and forest crime overlap.
To tackle environmental criminals more effectively, it’s important to know how they operate and new EIA research has shown major crossovers between wildlife and forest crime.
Our campaigners have conducted a major review of the extensive data gathered in the field and via research to examine the relationship between the different crime streams, with their findings highlighted in the new report Double Impact: The nexus where wildlife and forest crime overlap.
Released:
Feb 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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